Atmospheric personal account of service with 8th Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) in 52nd (Lowland) Div. inc. Battles of Gaza 1917 & campaign in the hills to capture of Jerusalem &c. Then to France in April 1918 & into the line on the Vimy Ridge, then in July the bn. transferred ro the 34th Div. & the author was wounded by shrapnel during series of advances near Beugneux (near Soissons). Num. photos. & good coloured sketch maps of Gaza, advance to Jaffa, Vimy District &c. Orig. blue cloth, gilt, VG & scarce with author inscrip. "Joan & Leslie from E.R.B. June 1934." See illustration on our website.
£225

CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE:Letters from the Front: Being A Record of the Part Played by Officers of the Bank in the Great War 1914-1919.1st Ed., 2 Vols., clix+344 & xlix+498pp., 4to, approx. 265 portraits + various other illustrations. Toronto.1919
#54510

Vol. I contains 265 portraits of the fallen + letters from the front from many correspondents; Vol. II contains detailed records of service of some 1700 employees of the bank who volunteered. Orig. red cloth, gilt, VG, nice clean copy. See illustrations on our website.
£75

1885 Rebellion, Yukon Field Force, Boer War (Paardeberg, Modder River &c.) & WW1 Bermuda 1914-15, F&F 1915-18. Roll of Hon., awards, roll of officers' services. "A thoughtfully written history which covers a great deal of ground... The Western Front period is described in very clear detail, with many individuals mentioned by name. The illustrations are very good, & fully captioned..." - Perkins 138. Orig. dark blue cloth, gilt, partial splitting of lower joint o/w VG & very sound. See illustration on our website.
£90

GOULD (R.W.) & SMITH (S.K.)The Story of the Fighting 26th: New Brunswick's One Infantry Unit in the Greatest War of all the Ages.1st Ed., large format., orig. dec. wraps., 48pp. (inc. adverts at end), approx. 66 portraits. Montreal Standard. nd (c.1920).
#53201

Material gathered from the Montreal Standard relating to the battalion's service in France & Flanders 1916-18 (St. Eloi & Vimy Ridge, Passchendaele 1917 &c.), with nominal rolls of original members & various drafts (which include a note of their next of kin). Chipped & stained but sound & scarce. See illustration on our website.
£125

HARKER (Douglas E.)The Dukes: The Story of the Men Who Have Served in Peace & War with the British Columbia Regiment (D.C.O.) 1883-1973.1st Ed., [xi]+438pp., 31 photos., 3 sketches. VG in chipped dw. Published by the Regt.1974
#57048

Mostly devoted to the Great War on the Western Front inc. Canadian Signal Service & Railway Troops, also Russia 1919 &c. Orders of Battle. "...a readily digestible narrative. There is much here to interest both the general reader & the specialist researcher... the maps... are exceptionally clear & attractive." - Perkins 131. Orig. cloth, nice copy, VG in dw. See illustration on our website.
£65